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Chapter 9 Flashcards

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The two parts of a mature hair strand are the hair shaft and:

A. dermis
B. hair follicle
C. hair root
D. hair ends

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C. hair root

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The scientific study of hair, its diseases and care is called:

A. dermatology
B. trichology
C. biology
D. cosmetology

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B. trichology

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The portion of hair that projects above the skin is the:

A. dermal papilla
B. hair shaft
C. hair root
D. follicle

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B. hair shaft

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The follicle, bulb, papilla, arrector pili muscle and subaceous glands are main structures of the:

A. hair shaft
B. sudoriferous glands
C. cortex layers
D. hair root

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D. hair root

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The tubelike depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is the:

A. follicle
B. shaft
C. bulb
D. scalp

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A. follicle

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Hair follicles are not found on the palms of the hands or the:

A. forehead area
B. elbow area
C. soles of the feet
D. aback of the neck

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B. elbow area

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The follicle extends downward from the epidermis, where is surrounds the:

A. epidermis layer
B. dermal papilla
C. hair root
D. hair shaft

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C. Hair root

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The lowest area or part of the hair strand is the:

A. hair bulb
B. hair shaft
C. arrector pili
D. sebaceous gland

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A. hair bulb

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A small, cone-shaped area at the base of the hair follicle that fits into the hair bulb is the:

A. sweat pore
B. hair follicle
C. dermal papilla
D. lymph gland

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C. dermal papilla

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9
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A tiny, involuntary muscle fiber inserted in the base of the hair follicle is the:

A. dermal papilla
B. arrector pili
C. lanugo hair
D. hair bulb

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B. arrector pili

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The oil glands of the skin connected to the hair follicles are:

A. sweat glands
B. dermal papilla
C. sebaceous glands
D. hair streams

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C. sebaceous glands

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An oily substance secreted from the sebaceous glands is:

A. sweat
B. medulla
C. sebum
D. salt

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C. sebum

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The overlapping layer of hair with transparent, scalelike cells is the:

A. bulb
B. follicle
C. cuticle
D. medulla

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C. cuticle

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The three main layers of the hair shaft are the cuticle, medulla and:

A. cortex
B. shaft
C. root
D. bulb

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A. cortex

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Swelling the hair raises the cuticle layer and allows for:

A. primary defense
B. penetration
C. cross sections
D. growth phase

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B. penetration

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For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer, they must:

A. expose the mantle layer
B. stiffen the hair shaft
C. have an alkaline ph
D. remove the cuticle layer

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C. have an alkaline pH

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The fibrous protein core of the hair, formed by elongated cells containing melanin pigment, is the:

A. lower follicle
B. cortex layer
C. vellus hair
D. dermal papilla

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B. cortex layer

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The medulla is the innermost layer of the hair and is composed of:

A. oval cells
B. round cells
C. coarse hair
D. hair follicles

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B. round cells

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18
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Hair is composed of a protein that grows form cells originating within the:

A. hair shaft
B. hair follicle
C. amino acids
D. main elements

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B. hair follicle

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The process whereby living cells mature and begin their journey up the hair shaft is:

A. simplicity
B. scalp
C. keratinization
D. medulla

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C. keratinization

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20
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The five main elements that make up the chemical composition of human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and:

A. protein and amino
B. cells and keratin
C. elements and protein
D. nitrogen and sulfur

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D. nitrogen and sulfur

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The chemical bonds that hold together the amino acid molecules are:
A. convex bonds
B. peptide bonds
C. hydrogen drops
D. protein cells
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B. peptide bonds

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An end bonds is also known as a(n):

A. molecule bond
B. chain bond
C. peptide bond
D. elastic bond

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C. peptide bond

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When peptide bonds hold together a very long chain of amino acids, it is called a:

A. polypeptide chain
B. hydrogen chain
C. COHNS bond
D. elasticity bond

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polypeptide bond

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The three types of cross-links that form the bonds between the polypeptide chains are hydrogen bonds, salt bonds and:

A. disulfide bonds
B. water bonds
C. nitrogen bonds
D. elastic bonds

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A. disulfide bonds

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A weak type of physical side bond that is easily broken by water or heat is a(n):

A. amino acid
B. peptide chain
C. single bond
D. hydrogen bond

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D. hydrogen bond

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26
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A salt bond is easily broken with the use of:

A. several acidic solutions
B. conditioning treatments
C. strong alkaline or acidic solution
D. thermal styling techniques

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C. strong alkaline or acidic solutions

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27
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Bonds that must be chemically separated are:

A. disulfide bonds
B. sulfur bonds
C. cross links
D. porosity

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A. disulfide bonds

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28
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Hydrogen chemical hair relaxers break disulfide bonds and during rinsing convert them to:

A. COHNS bonds
B. protein bonds
C. sebum bonds
D. lanthionine bonds

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D. lanthionine bonds

29
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The natural hair pigment found in the cortex layer of the hair is:

A. melanin
B. tissue
C. protein
D. brown

A

A. melanin

30
Q

Two different types of melanin are eumelanin and:

A. phosphorus
B. pheomelanin
C. keratin
D. sulfur

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B. pheomelanin

31
Q

Natural wave patterns are the result of:

A. trichoptilosis
B. health
C. structure
D. genetics

A

D. genetics

32
Q

Asians tends to have:

A. extremely straight hair
B. extremely curly hair
C. straight to wavy hair
D. wavy to curly hair

A

A. extremely straight hair

33
Q

Extremely curly hair grows:

A. in long twisted spirals
B. in short curves
C. in a very regular pattern
D. with very thick texture

A

A. in long twisted spirals

34
Q

To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when washing, you should use:

A. a drying shampoo
B. strong scalp manipulations
C. a detangling rinse
D. regular soap instead of shampoo

A

C. a detangling rinse

35
Q

Extremely curly hair may often break or knot easily due to:

A. humidity
B. density
C. high elasticity
D. low elasticity

A

D. low elasticity

36
Q

Four important factors to consider in hair analysis are texture and porosity:

A. elasticity and density
B. dryness and length
C. oiliness and length
D. oiliness and color

A

A. elasticity and density

37
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The thickness or diameter of the individual hair strand is the:

A. hair strand
B. hair porosity
C. hair texture
D. hair elasticity

A

C. hair texture

38
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Hair texture is classified as:

A. coarse, medium, or fine
B. coarse, straight, or curly
C. large or small diameter
D. long, medium, or short

A

A. coarse, medium, or fine

39
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The measurement of individual hair strands on one square inch of the scalp is:

A. hair density
B. hair structure
C. hair length
D. hair porosity

A

A. hair density

40
Q

The ability of the hair to absorb water or oil is:

A. resistance
B. porosity
C. elasticity
D. texture

A

B. porosity

41
Q

Chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require:

A. neutral solutions
B. more acidic solutions
C. more alkaline solutions
D. water solutions

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C. more alkaline solutions

42
Q

Hair with high porosity is often the result of:

A. over processing
B. conditioning
C. too many shampoos
D. hair texture

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A. overprocessing

43
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The ability of the hair to stretch and return without breaking is:

A. elasticity
B. bounce
C. porosity
D. melanin

A

A. elasticity

44
Q

Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to:

A. 25 %
B. 40 %
C. 50%
D. 70%

A

C. 50%

45
Q

When shaping and styling hair, consider the hair’s:

A. length and color
B. natural growth patterns
C. natural shine and condition
D. texture and color

A

B. natural growth patterns

46
Q

Dry hair and scalp can be caused by:

A. inactive sebaceous glands
B. alkaline water
C. dry shampoos
D. flaky scalp

A

A. inactive sebaceous glands

47
Q

Oily scalp and hair can be treated by properly shampooing with:

A. alkaline shampoo
B. normalizing shampoo
C. color shampoo
D. warm shampoo

A

B. normalizing shampoo

48
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Hair that is not pigmented and almost never has a medulla is:

A. oily
B. pigmented
C. dark
D. vellus

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D. vellus

49
Q

Long, soft hair found on the scalp, legs arms and bodies of males and females is:

A. average
B. scabies
C. terminal
D. vellum

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C. terminal

50
Q

The phases of hair growth are anagen, catagen and:

A. telogen
B. melanin
C. repeated
D. carbuncle

A

A. telogen

51
Q

The average growth of healthy scalp hair is:

A. one half inch per week
B. on half inch per year
C. three quarters of an inch per month
D. one inch per month

A

D. one inch per month

52
Q

The final or resting phase in the hair growth cycle is:

A. broken stage
B. telogen stage
C. anagen stage
D. hypertrichosis stage

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B. telogen stage

53
Q

In general, the cross sections of curly hair can be:

A. oval
B. triangular
C. even
D. square

A

A. oval

54
Q

The term used to identify abnormal hair loss is:

A. androgenic
B. alopecia
C. areata
D. genetic

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B. alopecia

55
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The sudden falling out of hair in round patches or baldness in spots is called:

A. terminal hair
B. hypertrichosis
C. alopecia areata
D. alopecia androgenic

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C. alopecia areata

56
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Two products approved by the FDA to stimulate hair growth and allowed for sale in the United States are:

A. minoxidil and finasteride
B. tinea medication
C. conditioning and rogaine
D. finasteride and antiseptics

A

A. minoxidil and finasteride

57
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The technical term used to describe gray hair is:

A. albinos
B. acquired
C. alopecia
D. canities

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D. canities

58
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A variety of canities, characterized by alternating bands of gray and pigmented hair, is:

A. ringed hair
B. alopecia areata
C. hypertrichosis
D. trichoptilosis

A

A. ringed hair

59
Q

A condition of abnormal hair growth on areas of the body is:

A. trichorrhexis
B. hyperactive
C. hypertrichosis
D. electrolysis

A

C. hypertrichosis

60
Q

Trichorrhexis nodosa is characterized by brittleness of the hair and the formation of:

A. swellings along the hair shaft
B. split ends along the hair shaft
C. lubricated dry ends
D. alternating bands of color

A

A. swellings along the hair shaft

61
Q

Technical term used to describe beaded hair is:

A. monilethrix
B. monoglycerine
C. finasteride
D. fragile

A

A. monilethrix

62
Q

The medical term for dandruff is:

A. scapular
B. seborrheic
C. tinea
D. alopecia

A

C. tinea

63
Q

The type of fungal infection characterized by red papules at the opening of the hair follicles is:

A. tinea capitis
B. pediculosis
C. steatoides
D. pityriasis

A

A. tinea capitis

64
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A highly contagious skin disease caused by a mite parasite is:

A. scabies
B. capitis
C. infestation
D. furuncles

A

A. scabies

65
Q

An acute localized bacterial infection of the hair follicle that produces constant pain is:

A. a furuncle
B. scabies
C. pediculosis
D. carbuncle

A

A. a furuncle

66
Q

An inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue caused by staphylococci is:

A. a carbuncle
B. pediculosis
C. anagen
D. alopecia

A

A. a carbuncle

67
Q

The spread of diseases can be prevented by practicing approved:

A. healthy diet and exercise
B. sanitation and disinfection procedures
C. various options
D. hair analysis procedures

A

B. sanitation and disinfection procedures

68
Q

The growth phase where new hair is produced is:

A. transition
B. telogen
C. anagen
D. regular

A

anagen

69
Q

The medical term used used to describe a fungal organism characterized by itching, scales and painful circular lesions is:

A. scapular
B. seborrheic
C. tinea
D. alopecia

A

tinea

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